Arch restorer



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ARCH RESTORER Y v Filed May l1, 1927 INVENTOR, ZarZbSnyde;

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' ATTORNEY Patented J uly 30, ,1929.

UNITED STATES EARL S., SNYDR, F CQLPTON, CALIFORNIA.

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Application led May 11, 1927. Serial No. 190,560. Y

VMy present invention is an improvement of the orthopedic arch restorer which is set forth in my -Patent No. 1,573,652, dated Feb. 16, 1926.

The broad object ofthe invention is to provide in a single instrument a simple, effective and practical means for treating the foot not only for some special defect or ailment or pain, but also to provide a device which can be used progressively in the treatment of any case so that from the aggravated condition at start of use of the instrument the foot can be corrected, built up and finally restored to a normal condition for the particular case being' treated.

An object is to provide a device having means designed to be utilized in the treatment of all of the bones, tissues, tendons and muscles by peculiar reaction .surfaces effective, by selection of the proper part of the instrument, to actively Work the intricate bones and joints as may be necessary according to the case'. For instance the present restorer has means for working on the large transverse,l and longitudinal arches; for intimately efectingaction of the bones and joints `of the metatarsus, and of the phal? anges. It provides means for a gradual and easy reaction and also has means for sharp or acute angular arching, and means for a compacting or narrowing v transverse compression.

A further object is to provide a rolling arch restorer incorporating means for supplying external heat to the foot while it is being massaged and, further, to provide for subjecting the foot to magnetic influence.

Additional objects, advantages -and lfeatures will be made manifest in the ensuing 40 specification of the herewith illustrated embodiment; it being understood that modifi-* cations, variations andadaptations may be resorted to Within the spirit, scope and prlnciple of the invention as it is more directly claimed hereinafter. Y

Figure 1 is an elevation of the restorer, mounted on guides. Figure 2 is a view of one end. Figure 3 is a cross-section the restorer. Figure 4 is a view of the Wire inlet end of the device.

Figure 5 is a sectional detail of the mounting of a coil core in the chamber of the restorer.

Figure 6 is a sectional view of the feed wire inlet and core mount, in the restorer.

Figure 7 is an end view of the core or s l.

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instrument in the present form includes a hollow roller having' at each end' a' merges into a shorter curved surface 12, of

less radius, Which ends in a curved bottom .valley 13. Next to this valley is a large bead 14 presenting a convex face 15 which 1s of greater diameterl than thecrown 10.

The curve of the large bead 14 merges` smoothly into the near side of the valley 13.

Next tothe bead 14-is a short, straight cylinder 16' ending in a high, sharp side ridge or bead 17, which is of about one-half of the width of the maj or bead equally as high.

Beyond the sharp bead 17 is a straightv cylinder part 18. Next to this is a medium bead 19, that is, a bead not as sharp as bead 17 but sharper than the bead 14. 'i

A characteristic feature of the/present restorer is a series of small closely grouped ribs or beads 20 lying between'the medium bead 19 and one end rim 2. f

The beads 14, 17 and 19'are of about uniform diameter (and less than the rims 2) but the ribs 20 are smaller in diameter and vlie depressed between the bead 19 and the near rim 2. .Y

lThe' ribs 20 are spaced by round bottom valleys 21 which increase in Width toward the bead 19.- TheI ribs 20 and valleys 21 fqrm close corrugations around the roller.

Many cases of foot trouble show benefit when subjected to warm applications of different sorts. My instant invention is designed to afford means for effectively work' ing the foot structure and at the same time supply external heat and, additionally, to provide magnetic fluxes in proximity to the treated foot.

To that end the chamber of the roller has an entrance end to receive a'coil C of magnet wire on a core or spool S which has a spacing Hange F on one end and at its other a set of lugs L suitably fastened in the re cessed, open end of the roller, which is closed by a name place or cap 25. The cap has suitable means 26 through which the feed wires W of the coil pass, for desired connection. v

The use of the restorer will of course be varied according to the particular case to be treated, as determined by the ailment.

c The foot is placed on the large crown part 10 and is then pushed back and forth to the extremes Without rolling olf. Rollingwith a light pressure will indicate at what zone of the foot the soreness or misalinement is most serious. Treatment is continued with gradual increase of pressure of the foot; the periods of treatment varying with the case.

In action upon the heavier bones such as the cuneiforms, the cuboid, the scaphoid andthe astragalus and os calcis considerable more pressure may be exerted than upon the` metatarsus and these ywill bear more -pressure than the phalanges.

In all cases the pressure will be determined bly the sensitiveness of' the vstructure and as t is is gradually worked out by regular periodic treatments the pressure is gradually increased as the affected part is restored to a normal, natural form and painfree state. The ,affected part is rst treated to action on the arch o r crowned part 10 to make the foot supple and to locate the source of ailment and restore the misalinement as related to the whole foot. After this the foot is shifted -to the corrugated part 20 which, by reason of its numerous ridges and valleys, will act to individually reach and affect the longitudinal metatarsals and also the sections of thetoes. If any of these is misalined -or unduly raised or lowered the corrugated body will disclose the location and the foot can be rolled either straight on the beads or can be angled obliquely so that a rapid and multitudinous vibration can be set up in one stroke of the foot.

As the foot is strengthened and its pliability is increased a cross-arch shaping is secured by placing the foot on the major ridge 14 and rolling to and fro. transverse matatarsal arch to bow upward a degree which'will depend on the pressure and reaction. In this action one side of the foot can be rested on the, cylinder 16, as when it is desired to specially treat the inner longitudinal arch.

The cylinder 18 is brought into use to laterally compress the spread sides of the foot and reduce the transverse arch.

The beads 17 and 19 are used in reactions on zones which do not seem to respond, for some reason, to other elements of the device. Heat and magnetic action .may be obtained at will by energizing the coil C while treating the foot. r

The restorer may be made in different sizes and of adaptable material in its several parts.

What is claimed is:

1. A rollable, arch restoring instrument having a series of diiferentialbead portions for the progressive treatment of the foot by reaction thereon when rolled under foot pressure and including a wide crown part and a bead part of greater diameter than the crown part and both merging into a concave valley.

2. An arch restoring instrument comprising a rollable body having tracking4 end flanges and having therebetween differential beads in a group of three, and cylindrical parts lying at the sides of the intermediate bead and being of different length; the intermediate bead being the smaller of the group. i

3. A rollable arch device, for progressive treatment of the foot, includingL a roller having a group of spaced beads of substanbead of greater diameter and 'width and which is spaced by a valley spacing the beads ot the group.

EARL S. SNYDER.

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